Why the Cast of Fear the Walking Dead Looks So Familiar

With connections to Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Gone Girl, and Orange Is the New Black, it’s no wonder this cast looks familiar.

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Frank Dillane — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

You may recognize Dillane as villainous young psychopath Tom Riddle in Harry Potter flashbacks or you may notice the family resemblance to his father, Stephen Dillane, a.k.a. Stannis Baratheon on Game of Thrones. (It’s all in the glower.) Either way, get used to the younger Dillane’s face. Between his scene-stealing turn in Fear the Walking Dead and a role in Ron Howard’sIn the Heart of the Sea, you’ll be seeing a lot of him.

Kim Dickens — Gone Girl

If Dickens isn’t already a famous face and household name to you, then, brother, have you got a lot of great TV to catch up on. You may recognize Dickens from her great work on Deadwood, Treme, Lost, Friday Night Lights, and Sons of Anarchy. But if you somehow missed all of those shows (really?), then you might remember Dickens as no-nonsense Detective Boney opposite Ben Affleck in Gone Girl.

Elizabeth Rodriguez — Orange Is the New Black

Earlier this summer, when Elizabeth Rodriguez took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to promote Fear the Walking Dead, she was greeted with thunderous applause. “I think they might know me from another show,” she joked. Rodriguez, of course, plays Dayanara’s difficult mother, Aleida, on Orange Is the New Black. But she is also an accomplished, Tony-nominated stage actress. She’s already playing a better mother on Fear the Walking Dead, so look forward to rooting for Rodriguez without conflict.

Cliff Curtis — Collateral Damage

Curtis had the misfortune to wrong Arnold Schwarzenegger in Collateral Damage. But that’s probably not the only place you know him from. Curtis is recognizable for playing menacing figures and second fiddles in Three Kings, Live Free or Die Hard, Training Day, The Fountain, and Sunshine. But now Curtis has a crack at playing a heroic father figure, and if the premiere is any indication, he’s relishing every second.

Rubén Blades—Oh, Everywhere

If you’re not already familiar with Rubén Blades, then have you got some delightful music ahead of you. The Panamanian musician has won seven Grammy awards and even tried, at one point, to run for president in his home country. His campaign loss is our gain, as the musician has also had a number of scene-stealing roles in the likes of Predator 2, The Counselor, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and The X-Files.